Indian, Chinese troops back off from most areas in Ladakh ahead of next military talks
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the next round of military talks scheduled for Wednesday, India and China have started mutual disengagement in some parts of eastern Ladakh, media reports said.
Another round of top military talks is scheduled to be held in the 'Hot Springs' area of eastern Ladakh on Wednesday.
"Sources say ahead of the talks, a "significant" number of Chinese troops have withdrawn. Except the Finger region in Pangong Tso, Chinese troops have started pulling back two to three km, they say," NDTV reported on Tuesday.
To reciprocate to the same, the Indian side has also pulled back its soldiers and vehicles from these areas.
Earlier in a statement on Sunday, the Indian foreign ministry said that both countries have agreed to peacefully "resolve the situation in the border areas in accordance with various bilateral agreements."
On Saturday last, a high-level meeting was held between the Indian Corps Commander based in Leh and the Chinese Commander in the Chushul-Moldo region near eastern Ladakh.
"It took place in a cordial and positive atmosphere. Both sides agreed to peacefully resolve the situation in the border areas in accordance with various bilateral agreements and keeping in view the agreement between the leaders that peace and tranquility in the India-China border regions is essential for the overall development of bilateral relations," the MEA statement had said following the meeting
Earlier in May, the tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) increased after incidents of scuffles and stone pelting between Indian and Chinese soldiers were reported in Naku La area in north Sikkim and Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh.
The LAC or the disputed boundary between India and China is divided into three sectors: western, middle and eastern.
There are disagreements between India and China over the exact location of the LAC in several areas. While India claims that the LAC is 3,488 km long, the Chinese think it is around 2,000 km long.
Both the Indian Army and the Chinese Army had been dominating each other by patrolling the areas up to the points each perceives the LAC, often leading to conflicting situations such as those reported in Naku La in Sikkim earlier last month.
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